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1,038,648. Patented sept` 17,1912.

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GERGE PLEOGER, F ANTIGO, WISCONSIN.

VENDING-MAOHINE.

Bpeciileaticn ci Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 17,1912.

Appiioaiion inea Nove'miwi i7, ien. semi non'eeam.

To all whom. it mai concern:

Bc itknown tiat I, Gsoaea Pnsoesii, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Aiitigo, in the county of Langlade and State. of sconsin, have invented a new and use#l ful Improvement in lVending-Machines ofwhich the following is a complete specification. g

The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved vending machine; to provide a vending machine particularly. adaited to dispense liquids; to rovide a vending machine adapted to be a usted to vary the quantity of iquid to be ispensed at each operation; to provide a de vice having improved mechanism for receivin the operating check or slug; to provide a evice having improved mechanism .for automatically stoppin the flow of h uid when the desired uan ity has been is ensed; and to provi e a strong and durab e construction which will not easily get out of repair. t

A specific embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: U

Fi re 1 is a side elevation of a vendin machine embodied in this invention, wit the walls of the casing removed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation-of the side of the machine opposite from that shown in Fig. 1, with the wall of the casing removed. i 8 is a front elevation of the machine with t e wall of the casing removed. Fig. 4 is a. side'ele vaiion of the bell-crank lever for operating the timing and dispensin mechanism. Fig. a in a rear elevation of t ebell-crank lever. Fig. o is a top plan view of the locking pawl for the bell-crank lever. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of said pawl. Fig. is a side elevation of the locking levex` for the valve aperatin mechanism. Fig. 9 is afront elevation o said lever. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary side elevation, artly in section of the check receiving mee anism. Fig. 11 is a fragmentary4 plan view ofthe machine showing the check slot.. Fi .i12 is a side elevation of the. eheck.or s ug adapted to permit operation of `themachin=.-.l

In the construction-shown, a casing 1 of any suitable size, construction and material is provided andrigidl eecuredpmthebotf, tom therecfand exten ing'upwardly therein arel the plates or stand' s to support machine.,

.the operating fmechanism o 'the secured on the side of the plate n Riiildl 2 is t e racket 4, having; a guide sleeve 5 its e thereon, which for part o nrth is ogen on its under side and is provi ed wit a iedge 6 which extends partially across the open orto'n. Said sleeve is provided above said vedge with an aperture into which o c ns one end of a check or coin chute 7, the o her ond of which extends upwardly to tho top of the casing. On the top of the easing above the chute 7 is the check or coin rcceiver 8 which has a slot 9 therein. Near one end of the slot is a projection or lip 10 which extends into the slot, and at the end of the slot is a raised apertured lug 11. The check or slug 12 is provided in its edge with a notch 13, and concentric with the notch is a slot or roove 14. In inserting the check the notci 18 is placed on the lugr 11 and the groove 14 receives the lip 10, and by giving the check a artial rotation it will enter the chute and all down onto the ledge 6 of the guide sleeve 5, as shown more clearly in Fi s. 2 and 10.

The o erating lever 15 is pivoted at 16 to the p ate 2, and the ower end thereof projects through a slot 1 in the front of the casin in osition to be grasped by the opera or. he other end o the lever 15 is pivoted to a plunger 18 which projects into the adjacent end of the sleeve 5 in position to engage the check 12 and move it longitudinally of the sleeve. A coiled spring 19 is connected at one end to the power arm of the lever, and at its other end to the plate 2 and normally acts to hold the power end of the lever ra sed and the lun r retracted.

A bell-crank lever 20 s p voted to the plate 2 on a pivot pin 21 at the opposite side 3g tihe sleeve 5 from the lever 15. Acylinder s into t e end of the sleeve 5 opposite rom the lunger 18 and extends to near the mout of the chute 7.

z At the rear of the bell-crank lever 2O is a clock. mechanism 28, on the shaft 24 of which'is a crank 25. Journaled on the plate I8 above the crank 25 is a grooved pulley 26 over which hangsI a cord 27, which has one end attached to the crank 25, and has a weight 2810i; the other end. An esca ement l29 is connected with the clock mec anism andas-provided with a rod or pendulum 30 "having .anr adjustable weight 31 thereon lada teditojc'cntrol the s eed of the clock .mee anisiua. ,The arm 8 of the lever 20 5 ivoted to the lever 20 and pro ects 9 and is connected at'its other'e'nd to lever QO'xvhen'the armQ-has reached thethe operating lever 15-has returned'tdmorposition. 4

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bears on the crank 25, and when said lever iso erated bv the plungeritmovesthem-ank; Q5 t ownvvarf ly and raises the weight 28.

A locking lever 83 is pivotedon'tle' pint .21 on the opposite side of the plate 2 from the bell-crank lever 20,-and 'is provided-with upper portion f theplate Qii ove tllelevethereof and en ages a'crank 4Ifjdn :thshaft Q4 of thecloc mechanism. "bar"42 is* pvoted at'its upge'r end t"the"pper.por tion of the' plate andextendsdwn'vvardly to a pointelow the lever`33.: Pivoted to' the bar 4Q 'adjacenttheupper'end'ofthelever 33 is a 'trip' lever 48 which has 'fr shoulder 44' at vits rear' end behind which' thepin 88 is'adapted to engage." The front' end of the'lcver 30 is 'connected tothe front end of the tri lever 43* by meansof 'a"lin k- 45, and a'coile spring 46 1s connected at'one` end to'the rear'portion of the trip'I levert the bar".

l'ben'eath the lever48.

A suppllv plp'e 47 lends fror'n -the source of beer sup i y a'nd' projects through the bottom of tie' casing at th'e 'front thereof. Av valve 48 is connected to 'said'pi andhas' anoutlet spout`49pro'ectin liroiigh4 the frnt'of thelcaaingxgI hefvaveclosure 50` i's provifleclfwit'h a hlin'dl'el 5\1,"and 'affrod 52| connects tl'r'eflhandle .withI the lwe'r' end off the bar 42.' A ciled spring 53 is'iiiected. to the; lower. end ofthebar 42Jand`lthe'ebot-l tomfof the casingatitlie rearofsaid bal', and normally acts to hold rthe valve cloeue- .50 inI closed 'ositiorn A awlbl lle pi the s eeve 5 ,and'its forward end isadapte'dto engage a shoulder f hon' the--.bellcrank;

downward limit of its movementfand "hold the lever '20-against 'back lmovement untilihal position. A; spring 66 is connected t0 at the rear of its pivdtal 'pointy and to the 'plate 2, and-nOrm'aIIy-acts boe hold' the* forwardfendw the levez"` down in ever'l i's'provi ed with a'lug Wzladlxptede to engage the -rear end f-the' awliand tri der when the leverl returnsto normall nfl f l' Thefopemtion'fof-the eoaeaacaomaawm is as'follows': .When llcheekldt/.slug is 'placed' l I psf'do'wn' if onvthelddge" irt'front dltlre" ik forced' d'owr''vardly,v 'therebyl'rdvingwthe plunger into thesleeve and gorcing the check voted? to thelplatev 2 vabove x rerankflever'wnd tlfereby'operate the against the cylinder 22. As the plunger advancesthe; cylinder is forced outwardly of the sleeve and swings the bell-crank lever, 'causing the arm 32 to operate the clock mechanism and raise the weight 2S. The. down-ward movement of the arm i32 also causes the crank 41 to move downwardly to the'lower end'f the fork tines. When the, bell-crank leveris being operated by the cylinder 22, the arm 3G moves rearwardly, 'andthe pin' 31' swn s the lo'cltinig lever :Srl oiiits pivot and 'caus the pin' 38 to'e'ngage behind 'the`sh0t1lde`r`-44 of' thel trip "lever lil revchesdts'ilimit' ofmovement 'thc"pa\vl 5l ellgligetheShoulder4 antl 'holds i'tv from returning untilthe operating levcr15 'hasl lethr'edtdnr al4 ositiona'ntl 'its' lug 5T I4has"relea'sed"th'e` pawl. Thisperinits 'the fplunler to be 'retracted from the eind' of the .c'lln er'and'permits the check to' fallv from t l" sleevefroin thefo'ienin'g at the'end of the `le`dge 6.1 As so'n a's tlie awl is'relca'se'd from 'the shoulder' the weightQS begins to op- 'exhteth clock mechanism and the crank 25 `l returns the bell-cra'nk'lve'l 20 back to normal poeiti'on.' The pin`35 otlie bell-crank lever swingt? the lowerend of 'theloclcin lever 33 rearwardly; thereby lwinging' the 'lzower end ofthe bar-'42 forwardlylby rncansp'fthe trip lever. The forward movementof the bar 42 causes` the rod'l52 to, o en the valve and ermit lthebeer to flow. Xs soon as the crane 41`reachs the end of the Aslot in the fork 40 it operates' the lever 39fand trips the trip leverout of engagement with'the pin 88of the lookin lever `yandthei'spring 53 'mo'ves'thbaril 'rearwardly with a; quick 'motion and-closes thevalve. The' machine cannot'f'be operated` until a check lhaa been depitedvsince the' plunger will enter the cy ihderandffail to-operateit.- The length oftixne durin'g'wllichthe valve shall remain penrjl'nay be' regulatediby adjusting' the weight llontthe-rod 30 and thereby :regulatthe speed"of.-the clockwmechanism. ile but-one-specific'embodiment of"I the infvention has"'been herein' shown"ancl' de- Tacxbe'd itlwill'be' understood" that manydotails' of: thelbolistruct'ion'shown may t be va- 'red oriomittedivithoutdepartng lfrom the 'scolpe' of theclaim xlltim:A 4"* llA'f'l've'hdin imachine, 1'tzomprian a `valve., a ivote ba'adaptedto operatethel ll.me,"`v.fl De'lring'level"I a' tripdever pivoted upon, thef'bar'fandlladaptedfto" engage the Ibclalnglever; afl bell-#crank lever, a clock- 'vvvrknmehansm'adapted to'ope'rate the bellvalve, "andihfanb 'ratefdfbythe'clockwork adapttelfte release theierplever from'I melocking r.ff-- l 'rifr- 2. A vendin ,|fmacl1ine, comprising a valve, a pivote bar adapted to operate the same a bell-crank lever, means connecting said lever and said bar,'means adapted to disconnect said bell-crank lever from said bar at a predetermined time, means adapted to return said bar to normal position and thereby close the valve, and means adapted to operato the bell-crank lever.

3. A vendin machine, comprising a valve, a pivote bar connected therewith and adapted to operate the samea lockin lever, a trip lever pivotcd u on the bar an adapted to connect the loc 'ng lever with the bar a bell-crank lever connected with the lcclring lever, clockwork mechanism adapted to operate the bell-crank lever and thereby cause thebar to open the valve, means operated by the clockwork mechanism adapted predeterminedly to disconnect the trip lever from the locking lever and means adapted to throw the bell-crank lever to opcratxve position.

4. A vending machine, comprisin a valve, a bell-crank lever, a plunger, a s eeve adapted to hold the plunger und cylinder in alinement, means adapted to cause the plunger to move the bellcrank lever to op erative osition, means operatively connecting the ell-crank lever with the valve, and weight-operated mechanism adapted to operate the bell-crank lever.

5. A vending machine, comprising a bellcrank lever, a cylinder pivotcd thereu on, an o erating lever, means to move the ellcran lever to operative position, a pawl adapted to hold t e bell-crank lcverin auch pos tion, means on theo erating lever adapted to -hold the bell-eran lever m such position, means on the operating lever adapted to release the pawl when the operating lever returns to position, a valve, operatmg mechanism for the valve controlled by the bell-crank lever, and means for operating the bell-crank lever.

6. A vending machine comprising a valve,

'a pivoted bar adapted to operate the same, a

pivotcd lever, means connecting said lever and said bar a movable member ada ted to release said locking means when sai movable member has traveled a predetermined distance, a pendulum adapted to regulate the rate of travel of said movable member, and means adapted to operate said pivotcd lever.

. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE PLEOGER. Witnesses:

JOHN BEHRENs, JOHN SIPEK.

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